[IanO]

Walked through after 6pm, lots of couples swinging, kids playing, instagramers shooting.

 

[Out of Towner]

I get it that kids need a place to play and people have a place to take their dog but I though we were getting a real park. Like a park with spruce trees that would be dressed up with lights that people could go to see at Christmas. A fountain that people could relax at in summer. I may need to take up tobogganing to make this park worth while going to. In a good park, activities like a kid's playground, dog park, and basketball are a bonus, they're not the primary function of the park.

 

[IanO]

There's plenty of room for picnics, throwing a frisbee and there are a decent amount of trees that will obviously need time to mature.

It's already clear that people love the variety being offered and that should only grow.

It cements the base infrastructure that we desperately needed for folks with dogs, kids and for places to gather, share, socialize.

Never perfect, but i'd say it hit the mark.

 

[HelpEd]

I get it that kids need a place to play and people have a place to take their dog but I though we were getting a real park. Like a park with spruce trees that would be dressed up with lights that people could go to see at Christmas. A fountain that people could relax at in summer. I may need to take up tobogganing to make this park worth while going to. In a good park, activities like a kid's playground, dog park, and basketball are a bonus, they're not the primary function of the park.

Looks like I found the guy who’s never even set foot in the park but talks like he has. If most people are impressed and love it, why do you think your opinion or vision is the right one? Everyone I’ve talked to says it’s a big hit. Maybe you’re just getting too old to connect with the younger crowd…

 

[an_edmontonian]

I get it that kids need a place to play and people have a place to take their dog but I though we were getting a real park. Like a park with spruce trees that would be dressed up with lights that people could go to see at Christmas. A fountain that people could relax at in summer. I may need to take up tobogganing to make this park worth while going to. In a good park, activities like a kid's playground, dog park, and basketball are a bonus, they're not the primary function of the park.

Pretty sure this park has trees lol.

 

[Glenco]

I get it that kids need a place to play and people have a place to take their dog but I though we were getting a real park. Like a park with spruce trees that would be dressed up with lights that people could go to see at Christmas. A fountain that people could relax at in summer. I may need to take up tobogganing to make this park worth while going to. In a good park, activities like a kid's playground, dog park, and basketball are a bonus, they're not the primary function of the park.

I too am very disappointed there not more trees in this park I was looking forward to see how their earlier inventory measures up. But at the end of the day it is not all about me. I guess I will have to make do with Paul Kane Park. As long as the park is successful I will have no complaints

 

[archited]

^ I feel the same way... it certainly could have been much more but at least a start has been made and it can be added to in the future. Notwithstanding, there are some nice features within the park that stand out as individual "wins". If the two parks (O-day’min and Beaver Hills) are tied together creatively through the alley that connects them that too would be a win.

 

[IanO]

I suspect that they will be to a degree, notwithstanding 105st.

There will be a new ped crossing near the alley on 106st and it will remain oneway westbound, but likely more of a shared pathway, improved lighting etc.

 

[an_edmontonian]

I think the amount of trees is good. Keep in mind they are saplings and will fill out in the coming decades as shown in the below image taken from the COE website. You want to have treed areas, and open areas, and I think this strikes the balance well.

 

[Greenspace]

There is a lot of trees. Most have been selected to provide canopy, for example there is a quite a few elms. Refer to the final design drawings for details.

 

[Gronk!]

There is a lot of trees. Most have been selected to provide canopy, for example there is a quite a few elms. Refer to the final design drawings for details.

I can't help but wonder how many of these elms will succumb to Dutch Elm Disease?

 

[Greenspace]

^I'd have to check their planting schedule, but some of the newer varieties are more resistant (they planted 2 different kinds). Edmonton's only seen a few cases so far and there are preventative measures available.

 

[Out of Towner]

^I'd have to check their planting schedule, but some of the newer varieties are more resistant (they planted 2 different kinds). Edmonton's only seen a few cases so far and there are preventative measures available.

Deciduous trees in a park aren't the best because they lose their leaves in winter and contribute to a sterile landscape when they're randomly placed. Streets lined with Dutch elms do however look spectacular in winter when the elms are covered in hoar frost. If more trees are going to be planted at O-day"min, perhaps the paths could be lined with Dutch elms to mimic that look. At least give people that are just walking through the park something attractive to look at.

 

[David A]

The park seems to have a nice mix of deciduous and spruce trees, the former are nice in summer and the latter in winter. While spruce are fairly native, they are not best for bright open spaces, especially if hot and dry.

 

[Glenco]

Deciduous trees in a park aren't the best because they lose their leaves in winter and contribute to a sterile landscape when they're randomly placed. Streets lined with Dutch elms do however look spectacular in winter when the elms are covered in hoar frost. If more trees are going to be planted at O-day"min, perhaps the paths could be lined with Dutch elms to mimic that look. At least give people that are just walking through the park something attractive to look at.

They are not Dutch elms they are American elms that contract a decease called Dutch elm. Why the Dutch are blamed for this decease is a mystery to me.